Archive For October, 2009
Recently we told you that bacteria can live in unsuspecting places — like in the office water cooler. Today we will tell you how some of it may have gottne there.
Testosterone-laden guys around the office may have no problem lifting a new bottle onto the water cooler each time the old one runs out of [...]
By request we have located information on the topic of dangers posed by leaking microwave ovens. Apparently some people have doubts about the safety of their oh-so-convenient cooking devices. After doing a little reading on the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) web site, it appears as though the majority of microwave ovens do not put [...]
We can remember a time when pretty much everyone we knew viewed the water coming from the water cooler at work as the safest and most pure water possible. The thought of bacteria living in the water cooler never crossed our minds.
Our thought process changed after reading some interesting statisitics including, but not limited to, [...]
When you tell a person that you detect the smell of sulfur (rotten eggs) in your home they will immediately ask you if you have sulfur, usually in the form of hydrogen sulfide gas, in your water supply.
Performing a simple test for hydrogen sulfide in water will confirm what your nose told you… or will [...]
We post information about this product again by request. You’re welcome, Steve H. from Omaha. Depicted on the left you see the wireless water sensor transmitter & receiver which detects water overflow, water leakage, rising water etc. The base unit sounds an audible alarm when the remote sensor detects water. The earlier you learn about [...]
Save money with rechargeable batteries. Instead of buying new batteries all the time for your electronic meters and gadgets you may want to consider investing in rechargeable batteries. You will save money in the long run AND you will help to reduce the amount of thrash (dead disposable batteries) that go into your local landfill. [...]
All the right test equipment in the world will do you no good if you cannot SEE the test equipment or the things you need to test. So therefore we advise everyone to have a flashlight of one sort or another handy. Whether you choose a traditional handheld flashlight or one that leaves both your [...]
Today we have two very different devices capable of detecting carbon monoxide in the air. The first hangs on the wall and warns homeowners of a potentially dangerous buildup of carbon monoxide gas and the other helps technicians fine tune the combustion process of various fuels. The second device also works as a screening tool [...]
Did you know that tree leaves can cause water quality ‘issues’?
Leaves contain various acids which can throw off the water’s pH. Sometimes even the slightest change in pH can have a dramatic effect on the aquatic ecosystem and result in species of plants and/or fish no longer thriving or worse yet, dying off entirely.
Fallen leaves [...]
News reports continually talk about the ways in which illegal narcotics destroy lives, break up families, ruin careers, take lives, and cost taxpayers millions of dollars each year. Have you ever heard of illegal marijuana browers destroying the environment, though?
We had not, either, until just now. Quite frankly, when we think of pot growers, we [...]